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There was also two taser marks to his chest and leg and a doughnut shaped bruise to the upper leg, consistent with being struck by a police baton.

Melvin James (Image: WMP)

Forensic pathologist Dr Alexander Kolar told the inquest: “There were over 80 stab injuries to his torso and a stab injury to his neck where a main artery had been severed. There were stab injuries to his hands which could have been carried out by a third party. But these could also also have been self inflicted.”

Tests revealed there were no signs of drugs in his system at the time of the incident.

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In a statement read out in court, firearms officer PC Jackson described being sent to the tower block flat in Leasowes Drive on the morning of March 8 with a second firearms officer.

After forcing the flat door open he threw two stun grenades to disorientate James, who was on the floor next to his stabbed sister.

He was trying to sit up and PC Jackson then tasered him twice to the chest and to the leg, enabling him to be handcuffed by fellow police officers who arrived at the scene.

Ann-Marie James. (Image: WMP)

Paramedics attended to the dying and injured, including James’ mother Lynette who he had also stabbed.

PC Jackson said: “It was the most stressful and distressing incident I have been involved in during my 15 years service in the police.”

Dr Norman Nuttall, a consultant psychiatrist, said James had been admitted to Royal Edinburgh Hospital on February 4 after being found walking barefoot in the city and with few clothes on.

When admitted to hospital he claimed he was a robot transformer and his father was Optimus Prime. He also claimed he had been eating alien eggs and was issued with an emergency detention order.

Tests revealed he had opiates in his system and Dr Nuttall believed he was suffering from drug induced psychosis. He was given the anxiety drug Lorazepam and his mood improved over the next week.

The scene in Wolverhampton (Image: @kerrylou85)

Dr Nuttall said: “He had no history of any mental illness. I believed he was suffering from drug induced psychosis.

“Over the next few days he was calm and admitted to not believing the thoughts he was having during his psychotic episode.”

A week later and the hospital agreed to discharge him and his brother Leon picked him up by car and took him back to Wolverhampton.

Leon claimed in court his brother was talking strangely and having delusional thoughts on the way home about ancient Egypt and how animals like rats could transform into other animals.

Emergency services at the scene of the stabbing on Leasowes Drive (Image: PA)

When questioned about the possibility of whether James had deceived doctors at the hospital with regards to being well, Dr Nuttall replied: “Yes it is a possibility but it would be very unusual for someone to be able to do this, especially under 24 hour monitoring.”

Dr Nuttall admitted no after-care plan was in place and said staff at the hospital had not briefed James’ family properly about what should happen if he had another psychotic episode.